Posted on 09/05/2006 11:49:36 AM PDT by jveritas
Document ISGQ-2005-00023243 is dated September 19 2002 and it is letter from the Chairman of the Chemistry department in the Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization where he is asking to provide him some Chemical Materials that can be used as Precursors for making Chemical Weapons mainly the Phosphorus Pentasulfide that can be used as a main Precursor to make VX Nerve Gas the deadliest of all Chemical Weapons. Other materials on the list like Phosphorus oxychloride, Thiophosphoryl Chloride and Thionyl Chloride that can also be used to make Chemical Gas weapons. All these materials are called the dual use where it can be used for some non military purposes but it can be used as main Precusrors to make Chemical weapons. These materials fall under the LIST A of the UN resolutions where Iraq is allowed to import under very strict rules but not to manufacture it.
The important material here the large quantity of Phosphorus Pentasulfide a main Precursor for VX Nerve Gas. In their March 6 2003 report, the UN Iraq weapons inspectors wrote under the VX Gas section that Iraq should Present any outstanding quantities of Phosphorus Trichloride and Phorsphorus Pentasulfide, or provide credible evidence that all quantity imported have been consumed, destroyed or spoiled, http://www.un.org/depts/unmovic/documents/6mar.pdf#search=%22UNMOVIC%20report%20on%20March%206%202003%22 (page 85 on UN pdf document).
The translation below include does not include all the materials on the list but shows only the material that are dual use and that can be used as Precursors to make Chemical Weapons.
Beginning of the translation of ISGQ-2005-00023243
In the name of God the most Merciful the most compassionate
The Republic of Iraq
The Atomic Energy Organization
The Chairmanship of the Chemistry and Materials and Department
Date: 19/9/2002
Secret
To the Respected Brother Dr. Abdel Satar Al Taai.
Subject: List of the primary materials.
In regards to the phone conversation, the local material from the list sent according to our letter 215 on 9/11 were brought back so please replace with the attached list.
With regards
Signature
Dr. Hisham Mahmod Ahmad
Chairman of The Chemistry and Materials department.
Secret.
3. Material: Thionyl Chloride, Description: GPR. Quantity: 1 KG.
10. Material: Phosphorus Oxycholride: Description: GPR. Quantity: 3.5 Liter
30. Material:Thiophosphoryl Chloride. Description: 97%. Quantity: 1 Liter.
42. Phosphorus Pentasulfide. Description: 99%. Quantity: 5,500 KG.
VX gas was the most deadly WMD Iraq was known to certainly have. Imagine something like that in a NYC subway!
Thanks for the response. I saw Marine_Uncle's response in reply 35 that essentially said the same thing.
If this were for either lubricants or insectisides I would think that would already have been known since those are legal items to manufacture.
Looks like the use of this was not dual.
Great post. I think your statement cannot be disputed by any American Patriot whose IQ is over 80. Hence President Bush was right in removing this threat called Saddam we simply could not afford to live with this danger after 9/11.
Thanks for the info.
"I think I should do a bullet showing the most important finds so far in these documents regarding the WMD issue."
I think so too! The facts that Iraq had enough precursors, accelerants and "dual use materials" to create
"massive weapons of individual destruction" (John Kerry) are hard to comprehend.
"As we understand in this point in time Joseph, Saddam and his goons where up to their eye balls, perhaps eye lids in wmd programs just waiting to become fully active once things eased up."
I agree and if that was the plan, or part of the plan, they would want all necessary supplies handy, especially the ones that would be hard to get like the chemicals named above.
bttt
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